Are Bards strong enough/sturdy enough to solo in melee combat?

[Keebz]

You should know Bards on Blue are now (as of Chardok 2.0) on standard melee damage tables. On Green, they are on a different shittier melee damage table. So it's not they just _don't_ get Double Attack, Parry, etc. they also just deal less damage in melee than the true melee classes. Moreover, on Green the melee weapons and armors are all quite terrible. So, in summary, on Blue, melee-ing is more workable given enough gear, while on Green it's insurmountably bad—once you have a decent kit of songs, you will for the most part not be melee-ing.

[Loadsamoney]

Originally Posted by Keebz [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You should know Bards on Blue are now (as of Chardok 2.0) on standard melee damage tables. On Green, they are on a different shittier melee damage table. So it's not they just _don't_ get Double Attack, Parry, etc. they also just deal less damage in melee than the true melee classes. Moreover, on Green the melee weapons and armors are all quite terrible. So, in summary, on Blue, melee-ing is more workable given enough gear, while on Green it's insurmountably bad—once you have a decent kit of songs, you will for the most part not be melee-ing.

Interesting, may not want to play a Bard on green then.

So what should I call a Bard that relies and builds for a heavier role in melee? Battle Bard?